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Rutland Wedding Film – Kate & Lewis

It was during the very first phone conversation I had with Kate, that the Church was mentioned.
“The Church, The Church, do you know about the Church?”

This is what I learnt about Normanton Church. St Matthew’s Church was initially the private chapel for the Normanton Estate. It was de-consecrated in 1970, & was to have been demolished as part of the reservoir construction, as its floor was below the proposed water level. Following a public outcry, the lower half was filled with stone just below the level of the windows and a new church was built on top. So now, the church sits proudly in the middle of the reservoir.

It is a simply stunning venue.

As Kate described the scene, & as I googled an image, I knew that I just had to film this wedding.

And what a wedding it was. Kate was after a homely, vintage theme & so eschewed the traditional sit down wedding breakfast for a dainty afternoon tea of sandwiches & cakes. This was also a relaxed & vibrant wedding & I really liked the separate room of fun & games that had been set up for the children. There was a lot of running about here & a lot of laugher & it made for a great wedding.

Of course, I naturally got lost on the way to filming the reception set up, at one point, on seeing a marque set up within a large country estate, simply wandered in & started to film. I was soon escorted from the premises after being told this was an 18th Birthday & the birthday boy certainly hadn’t booked someone to film the day.

Get off my land etc.

I really hope Kate & Lewis enjoy this film, it was a fun day & a fun edit & I think it really captures their vibrant & colourful day.

Shot with a Canon 550d and a Canon XA10
Edited with Final Cut Pro
Graded with Magic Bullet
Audio mixed with Soundtrack Pro
Music by Holly Maher, Dexter Britain and Jonsi

It truly is a sensational video, emotional, heartfelt, joyful and pure brilliance. It captures all aspects of the day and made me cry. A fabulous video of an amazing wedding, something they can look back at later and be proud of. Great!

I have just sat down to watch our wedding video and words cannot describe how happy I am, It is a perfect way to remember all the details and see the moments I missed out on the first time. I was initially worried about being filmed and was concerned it would be awkward, but I am so so glad we went ahead. Phil was so easy to have around and he has given us a beautiful film to treasure for always. Thank you so so much. We both love it xxx